New Delhi, March 4 -- India, China and the United States are projected to have the highest numbers of people who are overweight or live with obesity by 2050, according to a new study published in the journal The Lancet.

The study, based on 2021 estimates and 2050 projections, indicated that Indian women aged 25 and above are likely to bear a higher burden of overweight and obesity compared to their male counterparts.

In 1990, an estimated 15 million men and 21 million women in India were overweight or lived with obesity. By 2021, these figures had risen to 81 million and 98 million, respectively. By 2050, 218 million men and 232 million women in India are expected to be overweight or live with obesity.

This rise is linked to the incre...